Protector for pin-tickets.



No. 769,437. PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904. L. E. HACHERELLE.

PROTECTOR FOR PIN TICKETS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4.1904. NO MODELu 2 1. lays.

Patented September 6, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

LOUIS E. HAClIER-ELLE, OF NElV YORK, N. Y.

PROTECTOR FOR PIN-TICKETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,437, dated September 6, 1904.

Application filed June 4, 1904. Serial No. 211,077. No model-3 To (0 whom, it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, LOUIS E. HAoI-inmcLLn, a subject of the King of Belgium, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Protector for Pin-Tllickets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a protector titted for use in connection with pin-tickets, the protector being used for receiving the prong or prongs of the pin of the ticket after the prong has been inserted through the material to which the ticket is to be attached.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and reliable device for so protecting the prongs of the ticket-pins as to prevent the points of the prongs from doing injury either to the person handling the goods to which the ticket is attached or to adjacent goods.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in Wl1iCl1- Figure 1 represents a protector in side clevation suitable for use in connection with a two-pronged ticket-pin. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a front view of the same. Fig. i is a view showing a pin-ticket engaged with the article to which it is to be attached, the protector being shown inserted over the prongs after they have been passed through the article and before the prongs have been bent into clamping engagement with the said article. Fig. 5 is a back view after the protector and prongs have been bent into clamping engagement with the article to which the ticket is attached. Fig. 6 is a top plan View of the same. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section taken in the plane of the line A A of Fig. 5, and Fig. 8 is a similar section showing the position of the parts before the prongs and protector are folded into clamping position.

The pin-ticket herein represented comprises the usual ticket 1 and a pin of the two-pronged form locked to the ticket in the usual manner. The prongs of the pin are denoted by 2 and 3 and the head of the pin by 4. These prongs are made of malleable metal and are normally pro ected rearwardly at substantially right angles from the ticket for facilitating their insertion through the article 5,'to which the ticket is to be secured.

The protector, which I have shown as suitable for use in connection with a two-pronged pin, comprises a substantially U-shaped strip the branches of which are denoted by 6 and T and the head connecting the branches by 8. Holes 9 and 10 extend longitudinally along the branches 6 and 7 from the head 8 of the protector, which holes are fitted to receive the prongs 2 and 3 of the pin while the prongs are still unfolded. The protector may be formed-0f soft metal, paper, cloth, or other suitable material which will retain its shape sufficiently to permit it to be inserted onto the prongs of the pin. The holes 9 and 10 referred to may be made in the branches of the protector before the protector is engaged with the prongs or the prongs themselves may be utilized to make the holes when the protector is applied to them. After the protector has been inserted onto the prongs the protector and prongs are folded into clamping position with respect to the articles to which the ticket is attached, and it will be seen that the points of the prongs are covered so as to absolutely prevent their being brought into contact with the hand ofthe operator handling the article or into contact with other articles. Furthermore, it will be seen thatno portion of the prongs of the pin is exposed, thus making a very neat and effective device.

The free ends of the branches 6 and 7 of the protector are preferably curved outwardly, as shown at 11 and 12, for facilitating the folding of the prongs and protector. \Vhen the branches are made of sufliciently rigid material, the outwardly-curved portions of the branches will permit the prongs and protector to be folded by simply pressing the same against a suitable abutment. It is evident that this protector may be made in various shapes and sizes to suit different requirements, also that it may be made to accommodate itself to the particular pin in connection with which it is to be used. Hence I do not wish to limit myself strictly to the structure herein set forth; but

\What I claim is 1. A protector having a branch fitted to receive the prong of a ticket-pin.

2. A protector having a branch provided With a longitudinal hole therein fitted to receive the prong of a ticket-pin.

3. A protector having branches fitted to receive the prongs of a ticket-pin.

4. A protector having branches provided with holes fitted to receive the prongs of a ticket-pin.

5. A protector for ticket-pins comprising a head and branches.

6. A protector for ticket-pins comprising a head and branches, the said branches having longitudinal holes therein.

7. A protector for ticket-pins comprising a head and branches, the free ends of the- 

